{"id":402810,"date":"2026-04-10T07:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=43030006c9f7efa425baf1b64c752ec3"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:21:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:21:53","slug":"indoor-testing-facilities-available-at-the-nasa-unmanned-autonomy-research-complex-nuarc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=402810","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Testing Facilities available at the NASA Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex (NUARC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

WindShaper <\/h2>\n

A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.  The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.  A companion WindProbe is also available for quick surveys of flows.  The WindProbe utilizes the lab\u2019s OptiTrack motion capture system to extract the position and orientation of the 5-hole cone probe located on the probe tip.<\/p>\n

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Windshaper fan array for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research at NASA Ames Research Center.<\/div>\n
NASA\/John Melton<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2022Large dynamic fan array:<\/strong> 9\u2019x7\u2019, 1134 fans arranged as 567 \u2018wind pixels\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2022Wind speeds:<\/strong> 0 to 16 m\/s (0 to 36 mph\/31 kts)<\/p>\n

\u2022Acceleration:<\/strong> 4 m\/s2<\/sup>, Deceleration:<\/strong> 2.5 m\/s2<\/sup><\/p>\n

\u2022Each fan is programmable via Python scripting<\/p>\n

\u2022Replicates steady winds, gusts, and wind gradients<\/p>\n

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WindProbe for handheld mobile wind data collection.\n<\/div>\n
WindShaper<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WindShaper A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.\u00a0 The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.\u00a0 A companion WindProbe is also available for quick surveys of flows.\u00a0 The WindProbe utilizes the lab\u2019s OptiTrack motion capture system to extract the [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15640],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-402810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aeronautics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t